Tile-faced building-block.



No. 862.925. PATENTED AUG. 13,- 1907. W. P. MEBKBR.

TILE FAGED BUILDING BLOCK. APPLICATION FILED 0011B. 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TILE-FACED BUILDING-BLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13. 1907.

Application filed October 18, 1906- Serial No. 339,456.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM PASSMORE MEEKER, of Newark, Essex county,New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTile-Faced Building-Blocks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of building blocks which consistessentially of a previously-prepared, glass facing-slab united withcement to a separatelyprepared building-block; and my invention consistsin the particulars hereinafter pointed out.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view, partially shortened, centrally;and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of my improved building-blocks.

The facing portion of the block consists of a glass slab A, provided ateither end with a plurality of short, tapered, and laterally inclinedholding-flanges B 13, all of such holding flanges being inclined in thesame direction. The back of the slab A, between the holdingflanges B B,is plain.

The body-block D, is prepared separately from the face-slab A, and ispreferably formed of burnt clay. It is provided at each end with arabbet E, which is extended into an inwardly and downwardly inclinedpocket 11. This rabbet E, is of such a depth that when the slab A hasbeen placed in proper position upon the body-block D, the lower edges ofthe flanges BB shall rest upon the bottom of the rabbet E. The rabbet Eand its pocket 01 are filled with a suitable cement C, and cement mayalso be spread over the top of the body-block D if desired. The glassslab A is then brought down into position upon the top of the body-'block, the lateral movement serving to effectually embed the flanges B Bin the cement O; and the contact of the flanges with the bottom of therabbet D serves to true the facing slab in proper position. Any excessof cement will be pushed outside of the lines of the block, and can bereadily removed. I prefer to leave a small space between the inner endof the flanges B B, indicated by the broken lines 6 b in Fig. 1, and theinner side of the rabbet E in joining the slab and body-block.

It will be seen that in this construction the outer ends of the flangesB B are not covered by the cement C; and in its setting the cement canmove longitudinally along the flanges until it attains its ultimatestatus. The flanges, moreover, being all inclined in the same directionand being tapered from base to extremity, will permit of a lateralmovement of the entire face-slab so as to accommodate itself to thesetting of the connecting cement; and consequently, when the cement hasset, the face-slab and body-block will be effectually joined togetherwithout the face of the slab being subjected to any continuing, abnormalstrain. It is obvious that that portion of the cement which fills thepocket d serves to securely lock the cement filling to the body-block D.

Having thus desciibed my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is 1. The combination, in abuilding-block, of a previously prepared body-block provided with arabbet extending entirely acrosseach end and having cement socketsextended therefrom, a previouslyprepared, glass facing-slab embodying aplain-surfaced back provided at and contiguous to each end with a short,laterally-inclined holding-flange adapted to rest in the end rabbets ofsaid body-block, and a suitable cement filling in said end rabbets.

2. The combination, in a building-block, of a previouslypreparedbody-block provided with end rabbets with cement sockets extendedtherefrom, a prcviously-prepared, glass facing-slab embodyingaplain-surfaced back provided at each end with a plurality of short,laterally-tapered holding-flanges all inclined in the same direction,and a suitable cement filling in said end rabbets.

3. The combination, in a building-block, of a previouslypreparedbody-block provided with end rabbets with ce ment sockets extendedtherefrom, a previously-prepared, glass facing-slab embodying aplain-surfaced back provided at each end with a plurality of short,laterally-tapercd holding-flanges all inclined in the same direction andadapted to rest in the said end rabbets with the ends of the flangesextending out to the ends of the block, and asuitable cement filling insaid end rabbets.

4. The combination, in a building-block, of a previouslypreparedbody-block provided with end rabbets with cement sockets extendedtherefrom, a previously-prepared, glass facing-slab embodying aplain-surfaced back provided at each end with a plurality of short,laterally-tapered holding-flanges all inclined in the same direction andadapted to rest in the said end rabbets with the lower edge of theflanges upon the bottom of said rabbets, and a suitable cement fillingin said end rabbcts.

5. The combination, in a building-block, of a previouslypreparedbody-block provided with end rabbets with cement sockets, consistingofjnwardly and downwardly in clined openings, connected therewith, apreviously-prepared, glass facing-slab embodying a plain-surfaced hackprovided at each end with a plurality of short, laterally-- taperedholding-flanges\all inclined in the same directioin and adapted to restin the said end rabbets with the endsof the flanges extending out to theends of the block, and; a suitable cement filling in said end rabbcts.

WILLIAM PASSMORE MEEKER.

Witnesses:

WM. D. NEILLEY, WILLIAM H. Menu.

